I always thought alma mater meant the school you graduated from.
Xander, don't speak Latin in front of the books!
Giles ,'Lies My Parents Told Me'
Natter 67: Overriding Vetoes
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Amy - Jan 07, 2011 4:45:43 am PST #15296 of 30001
Because books.
amyth - Jan 07, 2011 4:47:22 am PST #15297 of 30001
And none of us deserving the cruelty or the grace -- Leonard Cohen
I do remember all of my college one, but Calli and smonster have posted most of it here, so I won't fill in the blanks.
I also remember my high school one, which is mostly in English, but has a Latin title: "Ad Jesum Per Mariam," which prompted a memorable lj post between smonster and me back in our Supernatural days entitled, Ad Gaudiam Per PADDYWHACK.
sarameg - Jan 07, 2011 4:49:56 am PST #15298 of 30001
Only thing I ever knew was my hs fight song. Which might not have been official, but it began "Roll on Trojans..." so....yeah.
tommyrot - Jan 07, 2011 4:55:39 am PST #15299 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Frankenbuddha - Jan 07, 2011 5:00:46 am PST #15300 of 30001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
T-Rex moves on to Green Lantern: [link]
lisah - Jan 07, 2011 5:01:42 am PST #15301 of 30001
Punishingly Intricate
I have no idea of my college had an alma mater. But my high school one? I know and can still sing toay:
This is me. In fact, my best friend from hs, my mom, and all my aunts and I (and my grandmother when she was alive) will, when together, break into it spontaneously and sing it all the way through. It was written by Sister Aloysius Peach!
Ursuline to you are turning
loyal hearts with love alight
while beside the lamp of learning
shines our colors--red and white
It goes on for a while after that and into ranges that, really, only dogs can hear.
Jesse - Jan 07, 2011 5:02:11 am PST #15302 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I always thought alma mater meant the school you graduated from.
It means that, too.
Frankenbuddha - Jan 07, 2011 5:05:53 am PST #15303 of 30001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
She said "Oh no, Guadalajara won't do."
Well I did not think the girl could be so...cruuuuel."
And I'm never going back to my old...schooool."
Amy - Jan 07, 2011 5:06:26 am PST #15304 of 30001
Because books.
Oh, I love that song, Frank.
§ ita § - Jan 07, 2011 5:08:05 am PST #15305 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
It means that, too.
That makes no sense. I vote against that.